HHYF receives $10,000

At Thursday's monthly meeting of the Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission, Gene Chabrier, Director of Regulatory Affairs for the XpressBet horseracing wagering firm, gave a $10,000 donation on behalf of XpressBet to the Harness Horse Youth Foundation, harness racing’s organization that looks to develop interest in harness racing in young people so that they may be the future participants in the sport.

The check was accepted by Anton J. Leppler, executive secretary of the Harness Commission and a member of the Board of Directors of the Youth Foundation.

The Harness Horse Youth Foundation, headquartered in Indiana under the supervision of executive director Ellen Taylor, maintains an active role on several fronts to promote harness racing among young people. Perhaps their most successful project is the Harness Racing Youth League series, which takes a dozen young teenagers living close to a track and allowing them to work with miniature standardbreds in the stable area of that track for a week, learning respect for the animal and the other workers, cooperation, and a sense of achievement. The Youth League will be stopping at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs for the seventh straight year this July 16-20.

XpressBet was founded in 2002 by Magna Entertainment Corporation, who operates the racing meet at The Meadows, the harness track in western Pennsylvania. XpressBet offers over 100 tracks for wagering, and includes distribution of both video and audio feeds.(PA Harness Racing Commission press release)

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